Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] it be [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Broadly speaking , the higher a person is in the management structure , the more essential it is for him or her to be given work when it is available . |
| 2 | The larger the number of firms already supplying a market and the more difficult it is for them to collude , the more competition there is likely to be . |
| 3 | ‘ The more radical the slogans , the more difficult it is for us the day after in the corridors of power in Moscow . ’ |
| 4 | He could see how hopeless it was for her . |
| 5 | Recognize anger and see how destructive it is to you and to others around you , including those who love you and whom you love , Then you will want to do something about it . |
| 6 | ‘ People still write about how strange it was for me to be with someone like Catherine , ’ he says . |
| 7 | It 's astonishing how easy it is for us grown-ups to lose touch with the ability to shake off our responsibilities and inhibitions . |
| 8 | I remember thinking how typical it was of her that she never thought of being wooed . |
| 9 | I think that 's true what Yona says you know it it is Cos you know I the sort of the political people of the town tend to be councillors who are er men mainly and set in their ways and think that because they 've got the label councillor behind you know b front of their name that they 're they are for life you know it 's And they 're sort of respectable inverted commas members of the community and you know and I mean I hope that out of out of all this I mean it 's it 's a shame it has to happen in such a desperate situation you know because I mean none of us can really feel glad that Because to be on strike is I mean each day is is hard I 'm sure for well I mean I can only say because to be close to people on strike it 's quite a unique thing really for me and i you become so involved and close to people and you realize how hard it is for them . |
| 10 | No one would know how hard it was for her to act the bride she would never be . |
| 11 | She told herself later that she could n't have been expected to remember what a knife-edge he lived on , how hard it was for him to trust anyone . |
| 12 | Then he said I was too innocent to realise how hard it was for him just to see me for half an hour and a kiss and cuddle . ’ |
| 13 | She said this with a certain violence , and Clara 's attention quickened , for she thought she was about to witness the emergence of one of the buried conflicts of which she had heard so much : but Mrs Denham said quickly , " For goodness sake , Clelia , you know how good it is for me to have James around , it takes me back to those lovely days when you were all so small and docile . " |
| 14 | Then you will also know how stupid it was of you to attempt to deceive us . ’ |
| 15 | I want him to know how futile it is for him to try and escape my influence … " |
| 16 | Okay , well there 's more technical detail I could go into but I think y'know I 'm not sure how how useful it is to you . |
| 17 | You should know how lonely it is for us . ’ |
| 18 | This in turn depends on the relevance it has , how important it is to them not to get pregnant , and how easy emotionally and practically it is to go somewhere and ask for it . |
| 19 | Now you see how important it is to me ! ’ she cried passionately . |
| 20 | I can tell him how important it is for us to have a home of our own . |
| 21 | The boyish enthusiasm and glee with which John Major and his Cabinet greeted the result showed just how important it was to them . |
| 22 | Most meal-times took an hour or more but she had realized how important it was for him to eat . |
| 23 | She knew how important it was for him to be in a good army , and if the war had ended in Rhodesia , then perhaps another might start in one of France 's old colonies so that the Legion could get involved . |
| 24 | He leaned forward , smiling , playing the perfect host , knowing how important it was for him to win these young men over . |
| 25 | Our guide Sam gave us very clear instructions — he did n't need to emphasise how important it was for us to do exactly as he said . |
| 26 | During the summer , the Prime Minister kept saying how essential it was for him to be present at Maastricht in December in order to make decisions , but the word from Downing street now is that the Prime Minister 's greatest ambition at Maastricht is to fend off making any decisions . |
| 27 | Now , the apparent brightness of a star depends on two factors : how much light it radiates ( its luminosity ) , and how far it is from us . |
| 28 | Oh , how doubly difficult it was for them both . |
| 29 | That reminds me , ’ she added , ‘ I wanted to say how kind it is of you and your mother to arrange this Easter holiday for us . ’ |
| 30 | I 've got a sale to go to at nine , and you know how difficult it is for me to get back to sleep once I 've been woken . ’ |